The Burlingame Bearcats picked up a hard-fought 26-24 win over the Chase County Bulldogs on the Area Game of the Week Friday night.
The first half would see four lead changes with Chase County finding the endzone less than 60-seconds into the ballgame thanks to a 62-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Mitch Budke. The Bulldogs added two more scores, both by Budke on the ground, including a seven-yard touchdown run with one second remaining in the second quarter.
Burlingame scored three times in the first with a three-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Colby Middleton, a 14-yard touchdown pass from Middleton to sophomore Dane Winters and a 79-yard kickoff return by senior Matthew Heckman. After leading 24-20 at the half, Chase County would fail to find the endzone in the second half and Burlingame scored the lone touchdown on a nine-yard run by Middleton midway through the fourth.
Middleton ended the night with 169 yards of total offense. He says it was a tough night on both sides of the ball.
Burlingame Head Coach Jeff Slater says his team “stayed the course” late in the ball game.
Budke scored all three of Chase County’s touchdowns on the night and led his team with 268 yards of total offense.
With the win, Burlingame improves to 4-0 while Chase County falls to 3-1.
Area Scores:
Madison 46 Maranatha Academy 0
Lyndon 28 Cair Paravel 24
Colony Crest 46 Hartford 0
Lebo 54 St. Paul 6
Marmaton Valley 58 Marais des Cygnes Valley 12
Olpe 27 Pleasanton 0
Jayhawk-Linn 64 Northern Heights 8.
Northern Heights played Friday night’s game with a new Head Coach. Northern Heights announced that Todd Callahan had resigned for personal reasons and Peyton Heins has taken over as the Head Coach for the remainder of the season.
Mission Valley 24 Valley Falls 16
Osage City 45 Eureka 16
Council Grove 20 Humboldt 14
Burlington 45 Prairie View 32
Waverly 55 Centre-Lost Springs 26
Wetmore 59 Southern Coffey County 6.
